Mapping out the design opportunities: pathways of sustainable behaviour

Strömberg, Helena; Selvefors, Anneli; Renström, Sara

doi:10.1080/19397038.2014.1001469

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“…There are many different models of human behaviour and behaviour change, and therefore a wide variety of strategies for trying to change behaviour. In the field of design for sustainable behaviour (DfSB), the main focus is to understand how an artefact, or product, can be used to influence behaviour [36,54,55]. However, it may also be useful for a business or service provider to understand how elements of their wider business model can also encourage desired behaviours from customers.…”

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Design for Circular Behaviour: Considering Users in a Circular Economy

2018

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In a linear economy, a product is manufactured and sold to a customer. Then, little concern is given to what the user actually does with it when they have it. However, in a circular economy where the aim is to circulate products at their highest level of value, the customer's behaviour can become an important part of the system. Circular design strategies have tended to focus on the physical aspects of a product (e.g., disassembly, material selection), but the design of products and services can also have an influence on user behaviour and, to date, this aspect of circular design has not been fully explored. This project aims to define what key user behaviours are required for circular business models to work and to outline how design can enable these 'circular behaviours'. This research project consists of a literature review, case study analysis and expert interviews with practitioners. A theoretical framework for designing products and services to encourage circular behaviour is developed. This work provides an initial step towards a better understanding of the user's role in the transition to a circular economy as well as a preliminary model for how design for behaviour change strategies could be implemented in this context.

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Design for Circular Behaviour: Considering Users in a Circular Economy

2018

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“…Earlier studies have focused on identifying design strategies to bring about a behavioural change for achieving environmental benefit [5][6][7][8]. More recently, a number of empirical data are being reported that evaluated the acceptance and effectiveness of these strategies through case studies [9][10][11] that were focussed on strategy selection for targeted behaviour [12][13][14]. Further theoretical development has been made to improve its design methodologies, processes and toolbox, incorporating behavioural psychology and the consideration of ethical implications [15][16][17][18][19].…”

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Three Dimensions of Design for Sustainable Behaviour

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Bull

2019

Sustainability

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Designing products to be more sustainable is crucial if the UK is to meet the challenge of its ambitious new carbon reductions targets by 2050. How designers, manufacturers and service providers conceptualise behaviour is key to understanding how there will be widespread adoption of new products. The research area referred to as Design for Sustainable Behaviour has emerged to explore measures of reducing environmental impact through moderating the way people use products, services and systems. To date, though, characterisations of its strategies have been relatively one-dimensional, with an emphasis on environmental psychological approaches to understanding behaviour. This paper draws on a wider set of literature and academic disciplines to propose a conceptual framework that incorporates three dimensions: empowerment, information and motivation. This three-dimensional framework argues for a wider understanding of behaviour that encompasses feedback, participation and acknowledgement of the wider social and organisational context that behaviour is situated in. This framework is presented, the implications for theory and practice are explored, and a challenge is laid down to designers, academics and policymakers to consider how this framework can be applied, tested and further developed.

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“…-The level of strategy intervention on user behavior (engage, steer and spur, create attention, etc.) according to the company's objectives [23,36] -The implementation format (written information, ecofeedback, etc.) [30,25] -The product typology (functionalities, usage drifts, etc.)…”

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“…[30,25] -The product typology (functionalities, usage drifts, etc.) Table 1 Classification of DfSB strategies according to the objective and implementation format of the strategies [4] DfSB strategy objective Selvefors and coworkers [36] Implementation format Selvefors and coworkers [36] Increase Fig. 1 General model of the relationships between users, product design, and environmental impacts during use -The resources available for the tester (in terms of costs, time, human resources, etc.…”

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A Protocol to Address User Behavior in the Eco-Design of Consumer Products

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Zwolinski

2015

Journal of Mechanical Design

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International audienceToday, it is difficult to integrate the use phase optimization of consumer products into eco-design methodologies. Current eco-design approaches are in fact mainly focused on improving the technological performance of products while it has been proven that users behavior plays an important role in the overall environmental performances of products. This paper deals with the need to address the notion of user experience and behavior in the design process of today's low-complexity consumer products in order to improve their environmental performance. The research protocol presented in this paper is a new eco-design approach in six steps that can be used by designers to support eco-design decisions and integrate user behavior parameters into design activities. The first step consists in the identification of critical environmental aspects in use and usage drifts potential of the product. Steps two, three, and four support designers in the analysis of the use phase for the selection of efficient design for sustainable behavior (DfSB) strategies to be implemented on the product. Finally, steps five and six aim to test the selected strategies with product-in-use observations. Life cycle assessment (LCA) approach is used for the evaluation of the environmental benefits of the strategies. To illustrate this work, a case study of a coffee maker is described together with the eco-design solutions chosen for this product. The solutions reflect strategies targeting DfSB

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Mapping out the design opportunities: pathways of sustainable behaviour

Cited by 18 publications

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Design for Circular Behaviour: Considering Users in a Circular Economy

Design for Circular Behaviour: Considering Users in a Circular Economy

Three Dimensions of Design for Sustainable Behaviour

A Protocol to Address User Behavior in the Eco-Design of Consumer Products

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